Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is a museum in Vermont, at a recorded elevation of 42 m. Bald Peak stands 624 m to the southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Scotch Bonnet, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM) is a non-profit maritime museum located in Vergennes, Vermont, US. It preserves and shares the history and archaeology of Lake Champlain. LCMM studies and manages the shipwrecks discovered in Lake Champlain, and presents history of the people and culture of the Lake Champlain region through the preservation and analysis of artifacts.
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Dates from 1985.
Wikidata Q6475253, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 42 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 7.7 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 17.3 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 21.1 mi off the Mad River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 10 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls · 14 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 19 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scotch Bonnet: 0.7 mi
- Barn Rock Cliff: 1.2 mi
- The Palisades: 1.5 mi
- MacDonough Point: 4.4 mi
- Red Rock Pond: 10.3 mi
- Bart Royce Hill: 2.5 mi
- Ainger Hill: 3.1 mi
- Split Rock Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Twin Hill: 3.5 mi
- Kronks Hill: 3.7 mi
- Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Ballard Park: 3.8 mi
- Lee Park: 3.9 mi
- Little Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
- MacDonough Park: 5.3 mi
- Coon Mountain Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Cole Island: 5.0 mi
- Eddy: 5.9 mi
- Williams Woods Natural Area: 7.2 mi
- Essex Quarry Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Northwest Bay Road: 5.0 mi
- MacDonough Monument: 5.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Carleton's Raid Monument: 10.9 mi
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Dog Team Falls: 13.1 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 13.5 mi
- LaPlatte River Falls: 13.9 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 15.7 mi
- Middlebury Falls: 15.8 mi
- Rokeby Museum Special Collections Library: 6.2 mi
- Robeby Museum: 6.2 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 11.6 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 11.7 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 11.7 mi
- Strömkarlen (River Troll): 14.2 mi
- Smog: 15.5 mi
- Youbie Obie: 15.6 mi
- Bench and Table: 15.6 mi
- Mural of Cosmic Geometry: 15.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 14.3 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 16.5 mi
- Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Childrens Garden: 19.1 mi
- South Burlington Community Gardens: 19.1 mi
- Westport Beach: 3.9 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 11.3 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 12.2 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 12.2 mi
- Oakledge Cove: 18.8 mi
- Nature preserve: 9.2 mi
- Vermont Teddy Bear: 13.0 mi
- Steamboat Ticonderoga: 13.8 mi
- Children’s Farmyard: 14.3 mi
- Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking: 14.3 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 11.1 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 11.8 mi
- Footbridge Park: 12.0 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 12.2 mi
- Finney Crossing Grills and Picnic Tables: 21.5 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 21.4 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (South Bound): 21.4 mi
- Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
- Robert Frost Wayside: 24.0 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 13.9 mi
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 14.9 mi
- Lucky Seven: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Peak | SW 226° | 624 m | 9.3 mi |
| Campbell Mountain | WSW 252° | 590 m | 8.7 mi |
| Raven Hill | W 279° | 586 m | 9.8 mi |
| Barton Mountain | SW 231° | 574 m | 11.1 mi |
| Moore Mountain | WSW 239° | 551 m | 8.2 mi |
| Harper Mountain | WSW 248° | 510 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Inez | WNW 293° | 473 m | 10.1 mi |
| Two Top Mountain | SW 228° | 467 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vergennes, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1227678241
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